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Every day someone is injured, be it through no fault of their own or just being unaware. Injury figures are on the up. Here are some of the most obvious accidents that occur in public environments. Most of these could have and should be avoidable.
Falls are always the most common injury in the office environment. They account for the most number of injuries filed inside. Employees are 2.5 times are more likely to fall than in any other workplace.
This is caused by plenty of hazards such as loose cables, upturned carpet along with boxes lying in oncoming paths.
These are all easily fixed and can be avoidable by simple procedures put in place by the work place. Health and safety meetings and training must be regularly met with high standards, this is to ensure this is prevented in the future.
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Working out is good for the body and mind, as the saying goes no pain no gain. This shouldn't be taken so liberally in the gym environment. Gym equipment is incredibly hazardous for those who fail to follow the safety training when they join. Not only will you sustain an injury but can seriously stop your training progress.
Dumbbells being dropped onto feet, due to thinking they can lift heavier is a common misconception. The gym can be an incredibly hazardous place if used incorrectly.If you feel like you need to be retrained in using the equipment, don't be afraid to ask. It can stop you from being seriously injured.
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Accidents will occur whether it's a trip or slip which has occurred as a result of faulty equipment or environment. Any incidents that occur need to be dealt with especially if it results in not being able to work or for medical finances.
Retails hosts an array of potential issues, but straining to reach for top shelves and boxes is potential to creating back pain. Lifting heavy boxes in the incorrect way can cause trapped nerves at ongoing back issues. Stockrooms are the number one home to injuries being created. The use of ladders and stools are provided in order to stop such bad habits from happening.
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Being off work with injury can bring financial worry. Be prepared and have a plan in place to protect your income and to get everything back in place.
DIY is an obvious area of hazards, sharp objects, and ignorance. Eyes are the most at risk to getting injured particularly around power tool. Wood can chip and splinter into the eyes, with the eye being the most sensitive having access to safety goggles is crucial. Be sure to have 2-3 pairs around the house and tool shed, this is to ensure you have more than enough protection should you lose them.
Injuries can be sustained and avoided. Of course, not all injuries are preventable, we can't live in bubble wrap. If you are accident prone however take more caution in your surroundings.
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Statistical models that analyse (pairwise) relations between variables encompass assumptions about the underlying mechanism that generated the associations in the observed data. In the present paper we demonstrate that three Ising model representations exist that, although each proposes a distinct theoretical explanation for the observed associations, are mathematically equivalent. This equivalence allows the researcher to interpret the results of one model in three different ways. We illustrate the ramifications of this by discussing concepts that are conceived as problematic in their traditional explanation, yet when interpreted in the context of another explanation make immediate sense.
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P.A.K. is dedicated to hosting as many events as possible to maximize the value of having a common family of Kenyan photographers where we have a healthy mix of serious business and fun. W strive to set the timings, dates and venues for these events at the best possible time. We send out updates via a newsletter that is sent every 2 weeks, our blog section and on all social media platforms.
1. Monthly Forums: Our sessions dubbed 'Plug-Ins' are held every month and are centred on learning, networking, and brainstorming on projects and updates on the Association's progress. These activities squarely fall under our objective of capacity building. Most of these are free or highly subsidized for members. (view gallery)
2. Training: In partnership with institutions such as, KECOBO, Nikon, PAWA254 and others, we facilitate training workshops for our members to grow their skills in photographer as well as in business, marketing, presentation and many others. (view gallery)
3. Social Events (#Tukulembuzi meet-ups): meet-ups): We host member outings with and fun as well as occasional family events. The meet-ups are tailored to meet freelance photographers as well as those with 8–5 jobs, usually done on weekends. (view gallery)
4. Photography Awards: Awards: PAK partners with other organisations and hosts annual Kenya Photography Awards, now looking to the third edition in 2016. This awards programme seeks to appreciate excellence in photography in Kenya. (visit website or view photos on gallery)
5. Field Trips (#Tujazevan): We hold our outdoor excursions to cater to specialists and enthusiasts in wildlife, landscape, and model/fashion photographers. So far trips have been made to the following destinations: Nairobi national park, Nakuru National Park and Amboseli National Park. (view gallery)
6. Exhibitions: P.A.K. organizes and hosts exhibitions for members to work as well as collaborate with other institutions and industry players. This creates a platform for publicity, sales and joining noble causes such as conservation, climate change, health, social change and many others. Contact our secretariat if you are interested in exhibiting your work.


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The Diaconate in the New Testament
Deacons are mentioned throughout the New Testament in the Gospels, Book of Acts and
the Epistles of St. Paul. The following texts are the most prominent.
Christ as Diakonos
As always, it is Christ's example that inspires and informs both clergy and laity in their
service to the church and community. Christ as servant is the formational basis of the
ordained diaconate:
"And Jesus called them to him and said to them: 'You know that those who are
suppose to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise
authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be
great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you
must be slave of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve,
and to give his life as a ransom for many.'" (Mark 10:42-45)
"And he said to them, 'The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and
those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so among you;
rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who
serves. For which is the greater, one who sits at table or one who serves? Is it not
the one who sits at table? But I am among you as one who serves.'"
(Luke 22:25-27)
"And he sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, 'If anyone would be
first, he must be last of all and servant of all.'" (Mark 9:35)
The First Seven Deacons
As the Christian faithful multiplied, the apostles turned to others for help in spreading
the good news and ministering to others. Although the word "diaconia" does not appear
in the following text from the Book of Acts, it is acknowledged by the Church that these
were the first deacons to be appointed.
"Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists
murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily
distribution. And the twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said, 'It is
not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.
Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of
the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote
ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.' And what they said pleased
the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy
Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and
Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set before the apostles, and they
prayer and laid their hands upon them." (Acts 6: 1-6)
St. Stephen became the prototype and patron saint for male deacons, and the seven
ordained men have become known as The Seven.
The Instructions of St. Paul
St. Paul's instructions to the early churches in his epistles significantly impacted both the
formation of each individual Christian and the formation of the church itself. In these
texts he commends Phoebe, a female deacon, and later specifies the qualifications for a
"I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deaconess of the church at Cenchreae,
that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints, and help her in whatever
she may require from you, for she has been a helper of many and of myself as
well." (Romans 16:1-2) St. Phoebe became the prototype and patron saint for female deacons.
Qualifications for a deacon are first listed in 1 Timothy:
"Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not addicted to much
wine, not greedy for gain; they must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear
conscience. And let them also be tested first; then if they prove themselves
blameless, let them serve as deacons. The women likewise must be serious, no
slanderers, but temperate, faithful in all things. Let deacons be the husband of
one wife, and let them manage their children and their households well; for those
who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great
confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus." (1 Timothy 3: 8-13)


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Your Grrrs...
Gary in Sioux Falls, Iowa: Even though I am probably considered right of Attila the Hun by my peers, I've been asking myself the same question. The War on Christmas put me over the top when asked by pundits to boycott stores that said "Happy Holidays." I recalled that as far back as I can remember (I'm 40), people have used that term, and it was never considered disrespectful to Christ's birth. In fact, I "naively" assumed it was just a more succinct way of grouping Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year into one phrase.
Nikki in Cyberspace: Ever thought of starting an advice column for how to deal with obliviots? I love your column and it would be great if your readers could write in about specific issues (the person that smacks their gum in the office or being a non-obliviot married to an obliviot) and get specific advice about how to deal with the issues, along with the general wisdom you dispense. You could be our version of Dear Abby or Ann Landers! How 'bout it?
Nikki ... now that would be something, although I'm not sure I'm qualified.
Coleman from N.J.: I stood in a line at a CVS waiting for a prescription to be filled. The woman at the front of the line was arguing with the pharmacist, and at the same time, on her cell phone with her physician. The woman yelled at the pharmacist to speak with the physician (in order to get the correct prescription). The pharmacist yelled back, "Do you want me to come over there? I'm contagious!" Everyone standing in line looked at each other in disbelief. Contagious? Contagious with what??? How can a pharmacist be contagious and yet be working with drugs that are supposed to help people who are ill??? Thankfully, my prescription was a prepackaged eye dropper, but how are all those other people supposed to feel about a sick pharmacist playing with pills? GRRRRR.
Lisa L. in Springfield, Mo.: I agree with you about everything being so politicized. I, however, LOVE it! Politics affects so many areas of our lives from the price of gasoline to the tax on our milk, even how safe or unsafe our parks are. I think the politicizing of everything serves a purpose. That purpose is to make us all think for ourselves about what we agree or disagree with. My biggest challenge is to pick my battles and not get carried away with causes that don't matter.
Mike in Guam: For Ron in Lakeland, Fla.: Get off Anna Nicole Smith's back. She married a rich guy, he died, she got the money. So what? It happens fairly often and the money didn't come out of your pocket. Granted, she probably isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but who is? Who is smart enough to luxuriate in the public eye? I agree that the attention given to celebrities is excessive, but it is due to the hunger of the public for titillation and scandal that drives it. People need to stop spending so much time looking at their neighbors yards and spend more time tending their own.
Tom B. out of New Zealand: How can anyone take the good ole US of A seriously when across from your heading (on the right) is a header which says "Trump for President?" Here is a man who wears a dead rat on his head and tells everyone it isn't a wig. Can you imagine what he would try to tell you if he became president? "Every house in the USA will have a casino in its backyard" You have to be joking, in the words of a certain tennis player, "You Cannot Be Serious."
Antonio S. in Cyberspace: Go ahead, write an article about your favorite ice cream! You're probably either a vanilla-loving, right-wing, aristocratic nut-job or a chocolate-craving, commei-sympathizing, anti-Christian wimp. I DARE YOU!
Kelly in NYC: Hey Mike, here's a little Christmas quiz for you. Which of these things do not go together:
a) Cranberry juice and vodka
b) 3-month old screaming babies at MSG for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert
c) Football and pizza. Or nachos. Or wings.
Need I GRRR more?
MBG in Madison, Wis.: I like vanilla ice cream ... gee, I just thought it was because of the taste. Kinda scary to know I have this deep personal agenda going there. Does the chocolate sauce and peanuts mean anything?
R.C. in Cyberspace: You don't like strawberry???!!!! Well, I'm on to your little trick! You're obviously over-compensating so as to avoid being unmasked as a PINKO COMMIE $#^*&^#! Respectfully yours, etc. etc.
Dave in Cyberspace: How much ice cream do you think the president could buy with the money he's spent on the war on terror. Hmm? You'll probably get 10,000 e-mails like this one so I'll just wish you a Happy New year. ;)
Phillip in Cyberspace: So your favorite ice cream is vanilla? Well, I suppose that's OK as long as you don't like "French" vanilla! Ha-ha. But seriously, how can you possibly wish for EVERYONE to have a Happy New Year??? That would mean that you wish for those terrorists punks to get their lifelong dream to blow up New York, or to vanquish the U.S. forces in Iraq!! How can you possibly wish THOSE people a happy New Year?? What's wrong with you? Oops!! Did I just politicize there?? Well, I guess that's OK since I'm writing this letter during the "old" year and not the "new" one.
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 607379
org.migrateSystems API call fails on Xen hosts
Last modified: 2011-03-17 10:12:45 EDT
Description of problem:
org.migrateSystems API call fails on Xen hosts
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Any use of org.migrateSystems using a Xen host's system ID results in an internal systems error.
Steps to Reproduce:
use Frontier::Client;
$client = new Frontier::Client(url => "http://$HOST/rpc/api");
$session = $client->call('auth.login', $user, $pass);
@list = ( 1000011023 );
$client->call('org.migrateSystems', $session, 122, \@list);
$client->call('auth.logout', $session);
Actual results:
500 Internal Server Error
Expected results:
No error. System 1000011023 should have been migrated from org 1 to org 122.
Additional info:
Extract from /var/log/tomcat5/catalina.out is attached.
Created attachment 426420 [details]
Bug cloned for Spacewalk: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667432
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
New Contents:
Cause: a bug in the code.
Consequence: migrating virtualization host system between organizations would fail in situations where both the host and its guests were registered with RHN Satellite.
Fix: get rid of the bug in the code.
Result: migration of virt. host between organizations in the problematic scenario now works all right.
1) Prerequisite: You must have two organizations in your Satellite which trust
to each other.
2) Register a Xen-host machine into organization#1 with
Virtualization/Virtualization Platform entitlement.
3) Create a new virtual system on it (Xen-host machine -> Virtualization ->
4) After guest system is being created, try to migrate the Xen-host system from
organization#1 to organization#2 using the API script portion mentioned in
Old packages (spacewalk-java-1.2.39-35.1.el5sat):
500 Internal Server Error
New packages (spacewalk-java-1.2.39-37.el5sat):
System is successfully migrated.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
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By Ian Reeves
It has to be said that Matthew d'Ancona makes an unlikely punk. Sitting in his new office in the Edwardian splendour of The Spectator's Doughty Street offices, it takes quite a leap of imagination to picture him pogoing around his bedroom to the Sex Pistols classic Pretty Vacant, the track he picks out as his alltime favourite single.
It also has to be said, given his political leanings and the magazine he now edits, that he makes an unlikely candidate to have had an epiphany in the newsroom of The Guardian.
Yet it was in that crucible of liberal thought, when he went in to deliver a book review, that the fellow of All Souls, Oxford, had a Damascene conversion and realised he wanted to forsake academia for the more exciting world of journalism.
But despite these two apparent contradictions, the d'Ancona trajectory has since followed a relentlessly upward establishment curve.
He was tipped as a possible future editor of The Times when he was a trainee, and was later described by his editor at the Sunday Telegraph as "astonishingly accomplished", so it's hardly surprising to see him settling happily into one of the most sought-after editorships in the magazine world at the age of 38.
Three weeks in and he's certainly got a grasp of the task in hand. He quotes a number of statistics: 55 per cent of Spectator readers have broadband in their homes. Their average reading time is a staggering one hour 45 minutes.
A high proportion have second homes.
Many are directors or chief executives.
He only goes a bit woolly when I ask their average age — "high 40s, early 50s" is his stab. Hmmm. Sounds a bit on the low side to me. But he says his years in newspapers have taught him to be wary of chasing the apparent Holy Grail of lowering your readership profile. "It can lead you into cul-de-sacs. The single- minded quest for the youth market ignores the complexity of the modern reader," says d'Ancona. "You have to be a little bit careful in assuming that if we start writing long articles about the Arctic Monkeys there are 10,000 readers who will rush to us. It's a bit more complicated than that."
Instead, he says the magazine will be acknowledging in its coverage that generation gaps are starting to collapse.
The main statistics, though, are the profit figure of considerably more than £1 million and the magazine's circulation figure of more than 70,000 — the highest in its history. For many reasons, but for this one in particular, Boris Johnson is going to be a tough act to follow.
Yet d'Ancona is confident. After three issues, he says, early indications (and they'd have to be very early) suggest a 10 per cent increase in newsstand sales — which usually account for up to 15,000 sales per week.
This he puts down to a greater focus on agenda-setting stories. He lists the Queen's view of Charles Spencer's speech after Diana's death; Ken Clarke calling for a coalition with the Lib Dems; and David Davis saying radical things about Tory policy as issues that have made waves. He was delighted to see a Spectator editorial being quoted in the Evening Standard after the budget.
He'll also be looking for more attention- grabbing cover artworks. "I don't want to make it aggressive in the way a newspaper has to be, but I think it has to be able to compete with hundreds of titles in the newsagents. I'm always looking for good cover artists. We have a tremendous rep company already, you can't beat them, but that doesn't mean I won't use others as well."
He describes his approach as having to "tread a path between timidity and recklessness". He won't be treading water, nor will he be charging in and throwing his weight around just for the sake of it.
Instead the principle is one of "additionality": keeping all the stuff that regular readers love, and chucking in plenty else besides.
Business is one area of readership "we haven't harvested yet". Anecdotal evidence suggests people in the City like it, are intrigued by it, but do not think it was for them. Martin Van der Veyder will be masterminding the new coverage with "several pages" every week.
"We'll also beef up the back end of the book, with more classified, more high-end consumer copy, gadgets, things that people want to buy. Not quite How To Spend It, but that sort of thing."
The heart of The Spectator will remain its great writing. And, of course, its politics. D'Ancona knows David Cameron well, but how much of a friend will his magazine be to the new Tory leader?
"I don't want anyone to think because I've been sympathetic to the modernising cause of the Tory party as a commentator, as an analyst, that we'll be an in-house magazine of the Cameroons. We will judge them by the criteria of The Spectator. Our constituency is the readership.
"Phase one for Cameron has been very successful. But actually he's done little more — although it is a great achievement — than to change the perception of their motives.
"It's such a big task, turning the tanker on that one, it will occupy him for quite a while.
"For example, The Spectator will continue to advocate lower taxes. We appreciate that it's difficult for the Conservatives to do that because people assume they just want to enrich themselves and their friends and slash public spending. But that's their problem, not ours."
"We have a long history of thinking the tax burden is related to competitiveness.
And we're not going to sacrifice that principle because it's electorally convenient for the Cameroons. We'll give them a fair wind and see what happens."
He notes with delight the fact that the pseudonymous Diary of a Notting Hill Nobody column, an inside story of Cameron's charm offensive, has already started something of a witchhunt at Conservative HQ. "I've had two members of the shadow cabinet phone me this week trying to find out who it is.
All I'm going to say is that it isn't me."
I wonder, given the recent circulation success, whether actually it's easier to edit The Spectator when the Tories are not in power. D'Ancona laughs. "There is one way to find out."
In fact, what he describes as "one of great success stories of modern British journalism" has been on an upward curve since long before the Tories were thrown out. If you go through the recent editors, he says, there's a reason with all of them that it's done well: Charles Moore was a "journalistic colossus who took a magazine where there was literally rain coming in the building, and gave it tremendous zest and brio"; Dominic Lawson was a "news giant"; Frank Johnson brought in New Labour columnists; Boris Johnson's "long triumphant reign was terrific for the magazine".
"I'm sure Boris would have been a brilliant editor under Prime Minister Portillo too.
"It's so hard-wired into The Spectator to be independent and mischievous; the readers would be appalled if it became servile to anyone or anything."
He's already brought in three associate editors, and hopes to hire more. It's an unusual editorial structure in that it's not based around a typical newsroom.
Many of the team have other jobs, and so only see each other once a week, at Thursday conference.
"As a gang they are politically diverse, journalistically brilliant and powerfully wedded to the idea that the Spectator is something special and has a spirit not to be squandered," says d'Ancona.
And what about boss Andrew Neil?
How hands-on will he be?
"He's a very old friend of mine," says d'Ancona. Their paths first crossed when he was a trainee at News International in the latter days of Neil's Sunday Times editorship.
"He's one of the great journalists of his age. A man of unbelievable energy.
"He's been 100 per cent helpful and has not issued a single editorial instruction."
As we wrap up, d'Ancona debunks one cuttings myth. He's not the Star Wars buff of legend. "I hate to disappoint, but it's not in my top 10 movies."
But that noted passion for pop music is obviously real, judging by his heartfelt advocation of the Pistols anthem.
"There is no pop record ever recorded that has such menace and attack. If you assume the purpose of pop is to conjure up that sense of teenage rebellion, I don't see how you can beat that record really. Everything after it is second rate.
It is a full-blooded sonic attack that nearly 30 years later still has the power to put the hairs on the back of your neck up."
Quite what some of his more traditional readers would make of the lyrics, I'm not sure.
"I don't believe illusions 'cos too much is real, "So stop your cheap comment 'cos we know what we feel"
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Welcome to Orangutans with Mrs Havelock, (Monday-Tuesday) Mrs Francis (Wednesday-Friday) and Mrs Parker
Homework - We will now be setting Maths and English homework on Monday's and it must be handed in on Monday too. We will mark it in class together. All Maths homework this half term will be set on Mathletics. Please let us know if you would prefer a paper copy.
This half term we will be developing our reasoning skills further. We will begin by investigating 2D and 3D shapes, particularly looking at symmetry. We will then solve challenging addition and subtraction multi-step problems in the context of measures. Towards the end of the half term, we will return to fractions, statistics and multiplication and division.
Make sure you are confident with a formal written method for all 4 operations. You also need to be able to identify equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.
Make sure you keep revising fractions because they are very important! X tables are very useful for fractions so keep using TTRockstars. If you have forgotten your log in, please just ask. Don't forget about your weekly times table test.
This half term we are continuing our book study of "Alex Rider: Stormbreaker" before we move on to studying non-fiction texts.
We will be writing discussion texts, and will take inspiration from our food topic "flour power" and relevant Newsround clips. Keep an eye out for news stories about food and farming.
Flour Power
This half term has a food focus! We are very excited to become bakers and learn how to cook a different type of bread each week. We will design our own bread, calculate the cost, order the ingredients and finally bake and sell our own brand of bread. Do you know the power of flour?
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Happy Friday, friends, family and fellow bloggers!
Here is the finished wood burning project and pictures of my pets, because why not?
Ameila decided to take a nap on my printer and River is rocking her winter coat for a few more days. Don't forget to check out my Etsy store either! Your purchases help create art and take care of these adorable animals.


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Food Truck Operation
Food truck business is becoming rather popular in Malaysia and it is great to see many young, ambitious people taking the leap and starting their own food trucks. Many of them ask us for advice and they wonder how the food truck operation works. The customers wonder the same thing as lots of people are still unaware of what food truck kitchen looks like.
Flaming Wheels food truck kitchen is a miniature version of a Western restaurant kitchen. We need to ensure that the flow is very smooth as the space is rather tight and our staff has to squeeze next to each other. Also ordering system is very important and needs to be efficient so there is no mix up in orders and everything comes out promptly. This is the reason we have one person dedicated bellow the truck to just do the ordering and make sure all the food is out.
In order to demonstrate the every day food truck business flow, we have done a short video to get a glimpse of our Flaming Wheels food truck operation in TAPAK, Urban Street Dining. As the food has to come out within 5-10min and the line forms after sunset, we usually bring our Big Truck as there is more storage space as well as cooking space for staff.
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The Colorado Mesa women's soccer team was coming off of a tough loss to Regis University on Friday night, but they bounced back in a big way.
Picking up a 2-0 win over RMAC foe Metro State Denver on Sunday afternoon.
With the win the Mavericks improve to 6-4 on the season and now 3-2 within the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
CMU will play host for their next two matchups, that starts with Colorado Christian on Friday before a huge game with No. 14 Colorado School of Mines on Sunday.


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|Project Summary
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|Daily average system output
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ZEN Energy Systems installed a 100kW solar panel system on the roof of the National Golf Club's headquarters, located on the picturesque Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. The 400-panel system, installed in February 2015, is on track to cover 15 per cent of the club's electricity use.
About the project
The National Golf Club is located at Cape Schank, 88km south of Melbourne, on the spectacular Mornington Peninsula. The club boasts 2500 members and is considered one of Australia's premier golfing destinations.
The club, which formed in February 1985, merged with the Long Island Country Club in nearby Frankston North, to create Australia's first 72 hole private golf club.
The organisation wanted to reduce its carbon footprint and thereby demonstrate to its members and the public it strives to be a good corporate citizen. It also wanted to reduce its operating costs.
With plenty of space on top of its clubhouse roof, installing a solar system to generate power was the most cost-effective way to achieve these outcomes.
ZEN's reputation among the golf club's community as a trusted solar supplier coupled with the advanced technology of its products convinced the club to choose ZEN for the job.
Designing the project
The club wanted the largest solar system that would fit on the clubhouse roof, to maximise the benefits that would flow from generating its own electricity.
ZEN's qualified installers made several site visits to the club to determine how best to configure the panels on the roof, to maximise the number that would fit. ZEN's staff also liaised with the club's network provider to arrange the system's connection to the grid.
It was decided to install 360 panels in strings of 15 across 6 DC inverters to maximise potential yields and minimise any effect of shading.
The remainder of the system is AC micro inverters. This maximises the systems yield by eliminating shading concerns on the north east corner of the installation.
Integrating the AC and DC technology accounted for areas where shading was a concern, ensuring the system would have the best possible chance to perform at its optimum year round.
How the system works
The 400 panels are mounted on the clubhouse roof on three separate levels.
All energy being produced by the system is being used by the club to power its state-of-the-art clubhouse, frequented by its 2500 members.
A proprietary monitoring system was installed to allow the clubs members to monitor the energy being generated along with the consumption via real time graph. The information can be accessed remotely via the Internet.
The system is expected to cover 15 per cent of the club's energy use.
Project outcomes
The golf club's solar system was delivered on time and on the budget.
The club's assistant manager David Jenkins said he could not fault ZEN's staff, saying their professionalism and workmanship went above and beyond the club's expectations.
He said the club would have opted for a larger system to reap even more benefits of generating its own power if more panels could have fitted on the clubhouse roof.
"I could not speak more highly of ZEN's staff. They were nothing short of fantastic."
David Jenkins | National Golf Club Assistant Manager


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The Western Cemetery of Roman Cirencester
Autor/Editor: Neil Holbrook , Jamie Wright, E.R. McSloy, Jonny Geber
Excavations at the former Bridges Garage, Tetbury Road, Cirencester, 2011-2015
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One of the perks of living overseas is meeting all kinds of interesting people from all over the world. Some of our friends here are military from New Zealand, they have a daughter who is a little under one month older than Miles. Last night, they invited us to a cocktail reception onboard a frigate. A frigate (pronounced frig-it) is a huge military ship. This monster looked pretty ominous as we approached at twilight, but the atmosphere on board, not to mention the free-flow beer & cocktails, more than made up for it. Tim was stoked with the NZ local Tui (not to be confused with Toohey's) beer, which actually contained some hops. I liked the white dress uniforms on the sailors. We all enjoyed the traditional Maori haka, a warrior dance. So thankful to have such interesting opportunities!
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I love learning all about Miles and seeing photos of him. But I also love a chance to see you guys! Laurel, you look beautiful as ever. Very cool experience.


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--Toyota will make two domestic subsidiaries wholly owned units
--It will then merge one of them with two other units
--Reorganization is aimed at making domestic operations more efficient, competitive
--The yen's strength created the need for reorganization of domestic operations
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TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- As the yen's historic strength makes Toyota Motor Corp.'s (7203.TO) production in Japan expensive, the auto giant Wednesday outlined a broad reorganization to streamline its domestic manufacturing in an attempt to stay globally competitive without moving the operations overseas.
The company's domestic operations are under enormous pressure from the strong yen and the lasting impact from the March 11 earthquake. Yet Toyota, one of Japan's biggest employers and the backbone of the country's manufacturing sector, is also under equally enormous pressure to resist shifting production overseas.
"The current environment makes it unreasonable to keep producing in Japan," said President Akio Toyoda at a press conference. Still, "we can't simply abandon domestic production when conditions get tougher," Toyoda said. "We have to start with what we can do in Japan."
Toyota's domestic reorganization plans involve consolidating four separate units, a move that the company says would streamline their operations and speed up decision-making. Toyota senior executives said the company won't lay off any full-time workers at any of the reorganized units.
Toyota said it will turn two car assembly subsidiaries in Japan, Toyota Auto Body Co. (7221.TO) and Kanto Auto Works Ltd. (7223.TO), into wholly owned units in January through share swaps. Toyota Auto Body will strengthen its focus on minivans, commercial vehicles and sports utility vehicles, from product planning and development to manufacturing. Kanto Auto Works will focus on compact cars. Toyota currently holds 56% of Toyota Auto Body, and just over 50% of Kanto Auto Works.
Toyota plans to then merge Kanto Auto Works with two other units--Central Motor Co., which also assembles cars, and parts-maker Toyota Motor Tohoku Corp., in July 2012. The three companies all have production facilities in northern Japan, the region most severely affected by the natural disaster.
In recent years, Toyota had been expanding its operations in northern Japan, taking advantage of the region's relatively low labor costs and solid infrastructure for exports.
President Toyoda said the unit consolidation plans "have nothing to do with the natural disaster," adding that Toyota began to review its domestic production systems last year.
Last year, Toyota produced about 3.28 million cars in Japan and 4.34 million cars overseas. With the dollar recently falling below Y80, Japanese auto makers are struggling to keep Japanese-made cars profitable in overseas markets.
"The current situation makes it extremely tough for us to be cost competitive," said executive vice president Atsushi Niimi. "Right now we can be barely profitable with the dollar at Y85, and we are doing all we can to be profitable with the dollar at Y80," he said.
Still, President Toyoda said that he is determined to maintain annual domestic production of at least 3 million cars. "Japan as a country is an export-based economy, and somebody has to earn foreign currencies and bring them home," he said.
Toyoda said Japanese manufacturers deal with multiple disadvantages, such as the yen's strength, high corporate taxes and labor rules as well as power supply concerns since the natural disaster.
He also said the company has been urging the government to take necessary steps so Japanese companies can compete with overseas rivals on more equal grounds.


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Title of Bulletin Board: Fire Safety: Stop, Drop and Roll
Category: Safety
Suggested Grade Level: K-2
Materials: Red, Yellow, Orange Bulletin Board Paper, Microsoft Clipart, Weekly Reader Fire Safety Poster
I use this Board as a teaching tool. We gather in front of it and discuss Stop, Drop and Roll. Stay low and go. Having a fire plan. Meeting places and when to call 911. All of the graphics came from Microsoft Clip art. The center poster is a Weekly reader from 2004. After the discussion we practice Stop, Drop and Roll. We identify the place in the room where my fire plan is. Then we play Stop, Drop and Roll Tag.
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There are lots of methods to help you when beginning to notice visible aging signs in your face. Lots of people resort to anti-aging gels, and cosmetic surgery. If you want to reduce greatly the presence of fine lines and wrinkles or make the cheeks and lips fuller, filler treatments may be the answer. They are momentary or short-term treatment options that provide instantaneous results without surgical procedure. How fillers work and whether or not they can fit your needs.
Different types of Fillers
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The process involved in filler procedure is plain and simple. Injections are placed in the areas where you want to enhance. It requires just a few seconds per site/spot. Hence, the actual process takes only a few minutes. For those who have strong, deep scars or lines, it will require much deeper injections, which can sometimes hurt. This is why anesthetic will usually be administered in these types of cases.
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Congrats to ABC rowers in Austrailian FISA World Masters regatta | Oct 16
Aberdeen Boat Club would like to offer congratulations to Carol Wallace, Amber Prices, Jim Steel (President), Ron Wallace, Tricia Ritchie, Alison & Lorraine Boyle for their performance at the FISA World Masters Regatta, Ballarat, Australia.
We have by far the biggest British & Scottish entry to this masters - 9 entries (next best being 6!). Next year's FISA world event is in Hazewinkel, Belgium. Plans are already in motion for a big club presence there also.
The following 2016 event will take place in Copenhagen followed by Lake Bled, Slovenia in 2017 – allegedly one of the two best rowing courses in the world (the other being Lucerne).


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To kick off the 2017 Week of Digital Citizenship, first watch the video below to find out what's really best for education-related technology. THEN, check out our STEAM Resources page for Common Sense Media's Family Media Agreement forms! Whether your child is just learning to use a technology device as a first grader, or they're introducing you to new apps and sites daily as a high school student, there's an agreement here for you! Have the tough conversations, set the expectations and ensure that your child is a respectful and responsible digital citizen in exchange for their (intentional and responsible) use of those highly-hicovetted devices!
Check out the blog from our visitors during their stay in America. (You may need to use your device's translation tool.)
Each building has it's own mobile device- available for FREE on iTunes and Google Play. Look up your school name, download, and go! Or use one of the links below:
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April 15, 2016 began at The Warehouse with a warm welcome from Bloomington Mayor, John Hamilton, thanking all participants for getting involved in the community and participating in Global Youth Service Day (GYSD). Monroe County Youth Council (MCYC), a project of the Asset Building Coalition, the Bloomington Volunteer Network, the Youth Services Bureau, and the Monroe County Public Library, planned their celebration of the largest service event in the world. This year marks Bloomington's 5th year participating in Global Youth Service Day. MCYC spent the last school year preparing for this day of volunteering by exploring local issues and planning projects to meet the needs of the community. Part of this planning involved creating six different service teams; each team had individual goals for the day from kicking off the Page by Page program promoting the 40 Developmental Assets in a local elementary school, to building nature trails and removing invasive plant species. MCYC far exceeded its recruiting goal of 250 students when over 450 applied to be a part of GYSD. Ultimately, over 330 students (which included more than 90 Edgewood students) and 30 adult volunteers served the local community with nine local agency partners to make another successful GYSD. (This blog was adapted from a letter by the MCYC.)
The Edgewood Dynamic Duo Fine Arts Team of Ellen Bergan and Celestina Garcia qualified for Academic Super Bowl State Meet, to be held at Purdue University on Saturday, May 7. The girls have long been studying Hoosier visual artists and musicians who are part of this year's theme "Hoosier Heritage." They scored in the top seven of all Division II Fine Arts teams. The Academic Super Bowl team consist of only 11 students this year. Mrs. O'Malley coaches the Fine Arts Team.
The old version of Harmony will be disabled on March 17 in order to allow all features, including demographic updates, to run in Harmony 3. Emails have been sent to all students and parents with a link to the new Harmony and directions.. You may need to delete cookies and delete any previous versions of Harmony bookmarks you have stored on your computer in order to be able to access the new Harmony. Harmony 3 allows parents and students to have separate account log-in information. Separate emails and registration codes have been emailed to students and parents.
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Tantric massage is a massage that practices the philosophy and principles of tantra. A tantric massage is similar to a sensual or an erotic massage but it offers much more than a simple massage. A tantric massage is designed to enhance the human sexual pleasures as well as their ability to connect with their partners and feel their pleasurable touch more intensely. Tantra teaches balance, and balance is practiced through the art of learning to give, and learning to receive. London Tantric Nymphs bring you an opportunity to experience the depths of your power of ecstacy.
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One of practices of tantric massage, is yoni massage designed as a sensual massage for women. A yoni massage allows the woman to relax and have her sacred spot stimulated while her body is admired and worshiped and all her senses are awakened. A woman spends so much of her time giving that many forget how to receive. A tantric yoni massage reminds the woman of her ability to receive and the pleasures that lies within receiving the love and appreciation of a partner.
She will have the opportunity to lie down and listen deeply to her emotions, and experience the enlightenment tantra promises by the means of knowing hands that know her curves and what she desires. In tantra, the "how" of touch is more important than "what" it touches. The London Tantric Nymphs will touch her in the most knowing way possible, allow her to rise and fall with her own pleasures and set her sensuality free to reach its fullest strength. She will relearn what it means to be admired, and she will reunite with her spiritual and sensual beginnings, experiencing a harmony that perhaps she has not felt for as long as she can remember.
A tantric yoni cannot be described in words. It is something that needs to be experienced. A tantric yoni, once experienced, will leave its impression forever on the mind, awakening the desire for uniting with the web of life and experiencing balance and harmony. When you receive a tantric yoni, you will not be ashamed, for tantra is not judgemental. You will feel safe, and you will basque in the shower of the sensations you had long forgotten or had never felt before, and remember it thereafter.


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Rabelais News ~ June 1st, 2012
Well, green things get planted in the ground. Our peas are about a foot tall, the taters are a good four inches up, and the first crops of carrots and beets have emerged. The tomatoes were planted last night. We've already had a salad or two of greens and our volunteer cilantro is quite out of control this year. A bed full of greens was planted last weekend, as well as one of shell beans, and a teepee full of pole beans. In the fragrant department we have planted all sorts of smelly stuff: Mignonette; Sweet Peas; Lemon Gem Marigolds; Alyssum and, coming this weekend, the Roses! We like to spend a lot of time outdoors on our patio during the Spring/Summer/Fall seasons so it's nice to have a green space to surround us.
The other thing that happens when it gets warm is that we eat outdoors as often as possible. The grills get a good work out, as does the picnic table. We had folks out last weekend and the menu included stinging nettle pancakes, local asparagus (not ours yet), artichoke gratin, and grilled calamari. A slightly eclectic menu, I'll give you that, but tasty nonetheless. The grilled calamari is one of my new favorite ways to cook those creatures. I do love me some fried calamari with tartar sauce, but honestly hate cooking with all that oil. What do you do with the oil when you're done cooking? Cooking the wee beasties outdoors, lightning fast on the grill is a very close second for me. And way cleaner.
I found this recipe in The River Cottage Fish Book, another in the brilliant series from the British author Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. We've been importing the book from the U.K. for a few years, but now the title is available from an American publisher, Ten Speed Press (who published The RC Meat and The RC Cookbook), and we've got a pile of them here on one of the metal tables. Also newly in stock is the new Mugaritz book from Spanish chef Andoni Luis Aduriz. Published by Phaidon, who brought us The Silver Spoon and a number of Ferran Adria cookbooks, this is a lovely tome full of truly inspirational, and aspirational, food. Andoni is a bright innovative chef, part of the breed of Modern Spanish chefs who push the boundaries of the kitchen, and the plate. The restaurant's website is phenomenal, we so need to go back to Spain… Also in stock is Sandor Ellix Katz's new The Art of Fermentation, which expands greatly from his classic Wild Fermentation, for all you fermenting types. This weekend is unfortunately forecast for a ton of rain, so there won't be much outdoor cooking going on at our place. But if you get the bug for a new cookbook, come visit Biddeford. We're here Saturday from 11:00 to 5:00. We've got loads of inspiration for both the cooks and the gardeners.
A brief clarification of our hours. The doors are officially open on Saturday, and then by appointment for the rest of the week. That means if you really need to get a look at the new Mugaritz book and can only get down on Tuesday, give us a call. If we are here, you can come on down. Chances are pretty good that we can make arrangements for a visit. We are still carrying the best and the brightest modern in-print cookbooks from past and present.
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Rabelais News ~ May 1st, 2012
The countdown begins. May twelfth we will re-open the doors of our new home to you lovely people. Less than two weeks. As we said previously this will be a soft opening, or in industry parlance, a friends & family opening. We invite you all to come (although not all at once) but this will not be a grand opening celebration.
We will have a real party in the very near future and you will all be invited to that. But for the time being we really just want to get our doors open. You know how you can futz with things endlessly until they look just right? Well, who knows if we will ever look just right, but we do need a deadline to work against. So May 12th it is. We will have some nibbles and sips, Raleigh will be waiting eagerly by the door and Don and I will have smiles on our faces for having made the transition. The hours will be 11:00 to 5:00.
The huge mountain of boxes is getting smaller and smaller day by day. After some questionable moments, I do believe we will have room for it all. Well, I guess I should say shelf space. There is plenty of room in here. Walking from one end of the space to the other takes a full minute. Enough time so that you want to make sure you know what you are going over there for… We had thought that our new shelving would house all of the books, but it became glaringly obvious that we would need to use some of the shelving from Middle Street. We have integrated the Metro shelving with the wood shelves quite well I think. We hung out our shingle the other day so now you can see where to find us from down the hall.
Starting with the 12th, we will be open every Saturday from 11:00 to 5:00. If those hours don't work for you at all we will also be available by appointment. We are in the space most days, but busy with cataloguing and the like. If you can't make a Saturday, give us a call. Chances are we can make arrangements.
In anticipation of our vegetable garden activities we have registered for a symposium at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington DC entitled Food and the City. "The intricate interrelationship between urban context and food production, central to the current debate on sustainability, will be the focus of the 2012 Garden and Landscape Studies symposium at Dumbarton Oaks." We are very excited for this opportunity to learn more about the diverse examples of urban agriculture both in the modern and historical context. If you're curious about the conference there is more information on their website.
If you follow modern farming news you heard how the suit against Monsanto brought by independent American small farmers was dismissed in February. We find this very troubling, mostly because Monsanto is patenting life with many of its seed varieties and then suing small independent farmers when they inadvertently grow similar varieties due to blow over. This issue is better covered in Food Inc. a movie we highly recommend if you want an overview of what's going on in modern food systems. The suit was a more involved story, but this decision was another example of big business (big farming) squashing the little guy. What with school systems feeding kids pink slime and all, you have to wonder how they get away with all this.
Coming down off my soapbox, I will just re-state our belief in our local farmers and food producers and encourage all to "know your farmer, know your food".
Boxes are being unpacked. Sections are being assigned. This may be hard to believe, but we may still have more books than we have shelf space for. We are >this far< from announcing our re-opening. The thinking at this point is call it a soft opening. We'd really like to open our doors to our lovely customers, even though there is still so much to be done to this fantastic space. Windows are open today and we are anticipating the doors open and the space filled with food and book lovers.
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Michael O'Brien is an accomplished Catholic novelist. His strength is fiction. In The Catholic World Report (April), he ventures into nonfiction, specifically political science, and what he writes turns out to be fiction as well. He writes about "The New Totalitarianism" that is already here or on its way because of "hate" crimes legislation and same-sex "marriage." The NOR has spoken out against active homosexuals (even calling them fags, rump rangers, and light in the loafers), and as a result subscriptions have been canceled. And the NOR has spoken out against "hate" crimes legislation and same-sex "marriage" several times, but they do not portend a "New Totalitarianism."
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A new version of nd2reader
nd2reader is a pure-Python package originally written by Jim Rybarski that is able to read ND2 files that are produces by Nikon microscopes. Unfortunately, the package was no longer maintained because the original maintainers switched to different microscope software. Because I regularly have to process ND2 files for my PhD research, I decided to revive the project.
The ND2 format
The ND2 file format is a proprietary binary format that is developed by Nikon. As a result, it is hard to easily convert ND2 files to a format in which they can be further processed using scripting languages such as Python.
An official Nikon SDK exists that can be used to process these files and the pims_nd2 package uses this official SDK to make the ND2 files processable via Python. Unfortunately, the metadata that is available via the official SDK is rather limited.
Improved metadata support
This pure-Python implementation was the result of a reverse engineering effort using different binary ND2 files. As a result, a lot more metadata is made available in dictionary form. The structure used by Nikon is a bit confusing, therefore the metadata is parsed into a more easily structured dictionary. Not all metadata tags are supported yet, but support for new metadata is added regularly.
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